Q29.  A nurse educator is teaching a group of parents how to prevent a sickle cell crisis in the child with sickle cell disease. What will the nurse include as the most common cause of a sickle cell crisis? 

Q38. A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription of a nasogastric tube (NG) to treat a pyloric obstruction. Which of the following rationales for the use of the nasogastric tube should the nurse include in the teaching?

Q30.  The nurse is planning care for a young child who is admitted with sickle cell crisis. The parents are with the child, and neither has much information about the disease. When planning care the nurse will set which goal with this family?

Q40.  Which independent nursing interventions are appropriate for a client who is experiencing an alteration in oxygenation? Select all that apply.

Q79. What is the usual physiologic trigger that stimulates the clotting cascade?

Q59.  With regard to health promotion and prevention related to type 1 diabetes, which action is most appropriate for the nurse?

Q53.  Increasing circulating levels of thyroid hormone (T3 & T4) heightens the sympathetic nervous system’s physiologic response to stimulation. What effect does this have on the cardiac system?

Q66.  The nurse obtains a health history from a 65-year-old patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis.  Which question by the nurse is most appropriate?

Q82. A 25-year-old female presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. She has multiple fractures that include the pelvis and femur.  She has no significant health history except mild asthma and seasonal allergies. Her home medications include a daily oral contraceptive and cetirizine as needed. Why does the nurse identify the client as being at risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

Q4. How would the nurse explain esomeprazole (Nexium) to a patient who has recurring heartburn?